Sunderland was once one of Britain’s industrial giants. Famous for
its shipyards, mines and glass-making, it thrived at a time when
its country needed it most. After the Second World War the town saw
incredible change, as the heavy industry that seemed so permanent,
faded and died. How do you cope with the loss of centuries of
working tradition? These are the stories of the people who worked
through this evolution, watched their town change around them and
become a city  the people who saw the end of one era and the
beginning of a bright new one.

Sunderland was once one of Britain’s industrial giants. Famous for
its shipyards, mines and glass-making, it thrived at a time when
its country needed it most. After the Second World War the town saw
incredible change, as the heavy industry that seemed so permanent,
faded and died. How do you cope with the loss of centuries of
working tradition? These are the stories of the people who worked
through this evolution, watched their town change around them and
become a city  the people who saw the end of one era and the
beginning of a bright new one.